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Working with the Grain: Workshop with Mika Nakamura-Mather

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Working with the Grain is an artist-led workshop with Japanese-born, Australian-based artist Mika Nakamura-Mather, introducing participants to Kyōgi — thin sheets of wood veneer traditionally used in Japan for writing and record keeping before paper became widespread. Participants will work closely with the natural grain of Kyōgi, using it as a starting point to respond […]

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Nina Stromqvist in Conversation with Karlina Mitchell

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Join curator Nina Stromqvist in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Karlina Mitchell as they reflect on the evolution of Mitchell’s expansive practice and explore the ideas shaping her exhibition Homeplace. Mitchell works across photography and installation to investigate how diasporic communities express both personal and collective identity. Her practice considers the complex ways individuals locate themselves

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Proposition

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Proposition is a group exhibition at Milani Gallery centred on the Hermannsburg landscape tradition and the writing of Ian Burn and Ann Stephen on Albert Namatjira. Bringing together paintings, drawings, sculpture and text, the exhibition explores historical and contemporary perspectives connected to the influential Central Australian painting movement and its ongoing impact. The exhibition includes

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The Year of the Horse

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The Year of the Horse is a group exhibition curated by Neon Buddha, bringing together artists from across Australia to explore the image and symbolism of the horse. Across many traditions, the horse represents freedom, vitality and creative force — qualities deeply aligned with artistic practice. Through painting, drawing and mixed media, participating artists interpret

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Cargo Culture

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Cargo Culture is an exhibition drawn from a personal collection of over 100 artworks by artists from across Australia and internationally. The title references the idea of cargo cults — systems of belief that form around the arrival of material goods, where objects become charged with meaning far beyond their practical use. Accumulated over decades

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Pep Talks: Victoria Reichelt

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Join us for the first in a new series, Pep Talks: Conversations with Alumni, an engaging program spotlighting leading QCAD graduates and their journeys beyond university. This inaugural talk features Brisbane-based realist painter Victoria Reichelt, whose practice explores memory, fleeting moments, and themes of obsolescence through detailed and evocative imagery. Designed to be relaxed and

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Lewis Miller

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Lewis Miller (b. 1959, Melbourne) is a celebrated figurative and still life painter. Painting from life; the close observation of Miller’s subjects is revealed through bold linework, vivid colour and expressive brushstrokes. Miller trained at the Victorian College of the Arts, where he also completed his post graduate studies. One of Australia’s leading portrait painters,

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TALL GRASS

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TALL GRASS is a curated group exhibition presented by Field Trip Gallery featuring artists Gemma Raponi, Danielle O’Brien and Cheryl Dundas. The exhibition explores parallels between the artists’ practices, examining how dreams and subconscious imagery inform creative processes. Through analogous works, the exhibition brings together distinct yet connected approaches to image-making and material exploration. Viewing

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Undergrowth

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Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work being produced at a second-year undergraduate level at the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University. The exhibiting works have been nominated by academic staff as exemplary of QCAD’s high standards of material inquiry and disciplinary knowledge. The exhibition

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World Illustration Awards 2026

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The World Illustration Awards 2026 are now open for entries, celebrating global excellence and innovation in contemporary illustration. This internationally respected awards program shines a spotlight on outstanding work from across the world, offering unparalleled visibility, professional recognition, and industry connection. Illustrators can submit commissioned or self-initiated work created since 1 January 2025 across ten

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Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery: Artist in Residence Program

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Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (SRAG) is inviting Australian visual artists to apply for its inaugural 4-week Artist in Residence (AiR) Program, taking place during October–November 2026 in the scenic Granite Belt region of Queensland. This paid residency offers a unique opportunity to expand your creative practice, engage with a new community, and immerse yourself in

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Paper on Skin 2026

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Paper on Skin™ celebrates wearable paper art from around the world. Artists and designers are invited to create garments made from at least 80% paper. The event features 11 prizes totalling $16,300 AUD and culminates in a major exhibition at Devonport Regional Gallery. Open to Australian and international artists.

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photoED magazine: Order / Chaos

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photoED magazine invites submissions of photographic-based works for Issue #76, exploring the theme Order VS Chaos. This call seeks well-considered fine art photography projects that interpret order, minimalism, chaos, maximalism, or a juxtaposition of the two using unique, lens-based methods. Submissions are blind reviewed by a volunteer curatorial editorial board. The opportunity is open to

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Queensland Figurative

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Queensland Figurative is a non-acquisitive art competition that celebrates the dynamic and expressive role of the human figure in contemporary visual art. Open exclusively to artists residing in Queensland, the competition focuses on paintings in which the human form is not simply present, but integral to the overall composition of the work. Artists are encouraged

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Harden Art Prize 2026

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The Harden Art Prize celebrates the beauty, diversity, and creativity of Australian landscape painting. Based in the twin towns of Harden–Murrumburrah in regional New South Wales, this prestigious national award has become a significant fixture on the Australian arts calendar. Offering $15,000 in prize money, the Harden Art Prize invites both emerging and established artists

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Impress Printmakers Studio: February 2026

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Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane welcomes 2026 with a full program of creative events, workshops, and exhibitions. January and February offer opportunities to learn new printmaking skills, engage with artists, and exhibit work in a supportive, open-access community environment. The Open Studio event features stone lithography demonstrations, talks, and an exhibition across three days. Workshops throughout

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Rabbit Island Residency Program

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The Rabbit Island Residency Program 2026 is now accepting applications for three residencies taking place on Rabbit Island, Michigan (USA). The residency supports artists working in dialogue with contemporary environmental issues, ecology, conservation, and sustainability. Artists undertake a 2–4 week residency on the island, engaging directly with a remote wilderness environment. The program prioritises context-responsive

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2026 Mandorla Art Award

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Now celebrating its 40th year, the Mandorla Art Award invites submissions from professional and emerging Australian artists working in any medium. Recognised as Australia’s most significant thematic Christian art prize, Mandorla is a contemporary fine art award that brings artists into conversation with Biblical themes and texts. For the 2026 award, artists are invited to

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Experimental Drawing with Spencer Harvie

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Artist Spencer Harvie hosts an experimental exquisite corpse drawing workshop that reconsiders our online, image-saturated experience through analogue processes. Beginning with surrealist parlour games as prompts, participants will explore tracing, collaging, erasure, and remixing to examine the role of drawing in an era of information overload. All materials are supplied. Registration is essential and places

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Draw Along with Dr Bill Platz

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Draw along with artist Dr Bill Platz in an intimate, after-hours workshop held within the exhibition Olafur Eliasson: Presence. With a live model and Eliasson’s immersive artworks as your subject, participants explore the verso/recto drawing technique — working on both sides of the page to create layered, translucent drawings that engage with light, space, and

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Zoe Porter & Billie Wilson-Coffey: Tales from the In-Between

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Tales from the In-Between marks the emergence of a new collaborative practice between artist Zoe Porter and photographer Billie Wilson-Coffey, working in collaboration with acrobatic and circus performer Bridie Hooper. The project explores a surreal, reimagined approach to portraiture and the body within the landscape, blending photography with drawing, embroidery, and material intervention. The exhibition

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Open Studio: Art Fusion

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Four visual artists invite the public to an Open Studio and Popup Shop at Vacant Assembly, encouraging artistic exchange through conversations around process, practice, and creative journeys. Alongside the open studio program, a series of workshops will offer hands-on engagement with different artistic mediums. The popup shop runs Thursday to Sunday across two weekends, featuring

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Mika Nakamura-Mather: Ichigo-Ichie

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Ichigo-Ichie brings together new works by Japanese-born, Australian-based artist Mika Nakamura-Mather, reflecting on the Japanese concept of ichigo ichie — a philosophy that urges us to cherish the singular nature of each moment, encounter, and place. Through processes of layering and surface abrasion, Nakamura-Mather builds and then scratches back into her works, allowing absence to

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Barbara Penrose & Nameer Davis: Words/Works II

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Words/Works II reunites artists Barbara Penrose and Nameer Davis in a collaborative exhibition reflecting on language, making, and long-term artistic exchange. The exhibition revisits the artists’ first shared project, Words/Works, recalling a formative moment of dialogue, encounter, and shared practice that has continued to shape their work. Both artists approach visual art as an embodied

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